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propeller beanied adj. Drunk to a degree that balance is entrusted to headgear, decorative aerodynamics and an optimistic forward tilt. propeller capped adj. Drunk enough to believe the small rotor above your head is assisting with stair navigation. Pernia went propeller capped and waited for the decorative machinery to level the landing. propeller headed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the head above the body, let alone the body on the stairs. propeller shafted adj. A drinker who transmits himself steadily towards the last bus, rotating somewhat on the way. propeller-headed adj. Drunk beyond any useful distinction between a revolving head and a stationary staircase. propellered (/pɹəˈpɛl.əd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the speed at which each step requires a private committee meeting. propellerheaded adj. Drunk in a way that makes the head revolve independently of the feet below it. propelling pencilled adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly extending a tiny reserve of confidence for the journey home. propellinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every departing friend appears to require personal forward propulsion. Winefred became propellinged and urged the taxi onward, though it was already moving. propellor headed adj. Drunk, with the result that the head supplies the momentum and the legs merely follow. propellored adj. Drunk and proceeding by repeated forward impulses, none of which quite constitute walking. Annasophia went propellored and crossed the hall in a series of small launches. propelmented adj. The condition of a drinker who requires continual urging towards the exit, despite already facing it. Azmariah was propelmented, advancing towards last orders in several carefully encouraged stages. propenaled adj. The drunkenness of one who has become sharp, volatile and unexpectedly interested in the smoking area. propenamided adj. Reduced by drink to a brittle, overheated state in which the smallest delay produces a reaction. propendencied adj. Softened by drink into following the strongest inclination, usually towards another round. propened adj. Sharpened by drink into a colourless, gaseous presence that escapes before the bill arrives.